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Tuesday July 16, 2013

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Three homeless following Hopedale fire

A family of 3 in Hopedale lost everything in a weekend house fire… including their dog, Patch.
If there’s any consolation, it’s that the three — Ross and Elizabeth Flowers, and their adult son, Ryan — were not at home.
They left to go crab fishing the night before… and planned to stay on their boat for the next month.
Now, the Flowers family has to decide whether to keep fishing… or to go back to Hopedale… to the ruins of their home.
Martha Winters-Abel is Elizabeth’s sister.
She spoke to Labrador Morning’s Bailey White